Keeping Alzheimer’s at bay

In the October 2 issue of PRWeek (sub req’d), we reported that the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America would be unveiling it’s “Quilt to Remember” in Central Park on November 3.

Researchers have announced this week that people who eat a Mediterranean diet have lowered rates of Alzheimer’s disease and those with mild cases of the disease can slow its progress with omega-3 fatty acid supplements.

Neither of these findings offers a cure. But prevention and overall good health are a step in the right direction.